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So after we departed from New Life Academy, we had lunch at McDonald's where all the kids (and many of the college students) decided to do a little wrestling. It was amazing because these kids were throwing eachother around and yet there were no injuries and only one pair of glasses broken.

At camp, our schedule was kept busy with all kinds of activities to use up the kid's energy. To the left, Sosimo concocted a lovely McDonald's "smoothie" for the kids, consisting of a happy meal all blended together. It was definitely lacking any kind of appetizing appeal, as can be seen to the left...

In the picture above, I was able to catch a glimpse of our camp cooks while on their break away from the kitchen. They did an awesome job of cooking, providing for all of us a feast for every meal. They were both Argentinian, and so it was a lot of fun just listening to them talk because of their accents. I'm really not trying to be sarcastic in any way, I really did enjoy listening to them. Also, their kids were at the camp with us and one of them sounded exactly like a Columbian Cartel boss. No joke! His mannerisms and voice and everything was like he learned english out of a movie about the Cartel.

The camp was set in the middle of a beautiful jungle, within only 100 meters of the beach...

The compound back gate which led to the beach reminded me of something out of Jurassic Park. : )

That concludes the pictures from the camp. Once again, it was a great blessing being involved with everything the Lord was doing in these kids lives and to have a nice relaxing time up north. We'll actually be starting a youth group at the school with the students, so that's definitely something to keep in prayer. Tom would like to work on getting those kids at New Life involved with other youth groups on Island (like that at Foster and the one here at Ginowan) so that we can do big events together with the different youth groups. So it's neat to see what the Lord might be doing in the coming weeks and months.

This monday we were able to head up to Maeda Point, a famous snorkling/scuba-diving spot on island. There's an awesome reef there as well as a really neat cave you're able to swim into. I only wish we had an under-water camera. Me and some of the guys would go and swim with the scuba-divers and other tourists who had bought a lot of fish food. There were hundreds of fish that would just flock around you and eat right out of your hand if you let them. So many fish even became a problem because they decided they wanted to see if they could try you out for food. haha. Good times. Truly, by the good grace of God, I am a blessed man...

That night, 6 people decided they were going to pierce their ears...It started with Zach Ruiz wanting to pierce his, then spread to a few more of the guys, then ended up with more guys and even Kayla getting their ears pierced. In this picture to the right, Josh is trying to maneuver an earing into Ron's freshly pierced ear. It took a good 5 minutes before they finally got the earing through! It was pretty sad to watch.

...and I thought my semester got carried away with all the different haircutting parties! This party involved needles, blood, alcohol (for cleaning ofcourse) and a whole lot of people crammed into the bathroom. Sounds like ingredients for a great time! : D

So anywho, that's a short little recap of some of the stuff that's been going on. As for me, I guess I'm just learning each day what it means to follow the Lord. There is so much more involved in obedience than some simplified code of conduct, and yet there is such a simple message of obedience that is echoed throughout the Bible; "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind."

Always so many things, so many thoughts. : ) In the mean time, I'm just praying for wisdom...

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways."

James 1:5-8